If this is your first visit, be sure to
check out the FAQ by clicking the
link above. You may have to register
before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages,
select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

I'm sure it was, but you understand what I'm trying to tell you, right? That it's a question better asked, y'know, to your local store? Who might be able to actually tell you how many people you might expect to find lined up, as opposed to people on a message board who have zero clue where you live, how big your GameStop is, what your local demographics are like, etc?

Originally Posted by AuraMaster

jees

...

-----
Never underestimate the power of stupidity, of the one and of the many.Words to|live by

I'm sure it was, but you understand what I'm trying to tell you, right? That it's a question better asked, y'know, to your local store? Who might be able to actually tell you how many people you might expect to find lined up, as opposed to people on a message board who have zero clue where you live, how big your GameStop is, what your local demographics are like, etc?

...

And since when did humanity lose the ability to have educated guesses?

It's not that hard to figure out how many WiiU's Gamestop was able to give to people who pre-ordered it (at least I'm assuming for the most part all Gamestop's had the same maximum number of Wii U's despite said population of city or town, because there would have to be some distribution problem, since I doubt Nintendo has that many Wii U's to give, and sure it could be like voting, more people in a state, has more electoral votes, but I can't see how that work out to be honest, after all technically there's more of finite number of possible consoles, than voters), and assuming Aura Master is one who preordering, is the best educated guess, however many WiiU's Gamestop had in stock minus one (if you want to exclude Aura Master).

Sure there could people going just for the sake of going, but I doubt they would actually be in line, with those getting Wii U's, or at least contribute

Now as for duration, you think at most 5 minutes per person, assuming you can get video games as well, since I'm sure there's a time limit, since I'm sure the priority is to give everyone who preordered a Wii U would get one, anything else would come after, so it could actually be less than five minutes but perhaps have a five minute leeway.

Say each Gamestop store (there's at least two in my city), can only give out 5-10 Wii U's, because that's what Nintendo says.

That's probably, if your last in line, probably an hour wait at most.

I mean after all even if bigger Gamestops in a bigger city do get more Wii U's, you also have to take into consideration, ALL the retail businesses that would likely have some consoles as well.

I'm pretty sure if you take all that into account, a Gamestop store any where, couldn't have that long of a wait. Since the gamestop I went to said, that that Nintendo only gave them 5 standard and 5 deluxe, or something like that. So that's about only 10 consoles, so only technically 10 people should be in line for that, but I could be wrong.

Edit: I admit, there is a lot of variables, but at least I made an educated guess.

Edit: I admit, there is a lot of variables, but at least I made an educated guess.

Which was a waste of your time, because BCVM is right, there's no way for us to tell. There is an allocation system in retail, locations in higher trafficking areas will receive more than those that do not pull in as much business. The only way to tell is to, as he suggested, phone your GameStop or whichever store and see if they can give you an estimate.

And since when did humanity lose the ability to have educated guesses?

So, all that rant and your "educated" guess was just based on what you were told by your local Gamestop; this you only knew because, y'know, you asked the Gamestop. I wonder how much time you spent typing and trying to be clever, only to prove BCVM22's point.

So, all that rant and your "educated" guess was just based on what you were told by your local Gamestop; this you only knew because, y'know, you asked the Gamestop. I wonder how much time you spent typing and trying to be clever, only to prove BCVM22's point.

I'm pretty sure you shouldn't be criticized for making an educated guess.

A simple: "Not Sure" is a good answer.

I don't see why people have to make grandiose posts, wrapped in being rude.

When a simple "None of us can know that, I'm afraid." Is really that's all I that's needed.

Edit: I admit, there is a lot of variables, but at least I made an educated guess.

I counter-guess that this guy will be waiting in line for two months. After all, there are probably hundreds of thousands of pre-orders, and for all we know, every single one was placed at his particular Gamestop. Now we just wait and see whose guess was more educated. Which, in the meantime, doesn't actually do this guy any good, but hey, at least I tried.

By the by, Kmart and Sears' websites are acting all sketchy. I hope this doesn't bode poorly for my pre-order. TWO ****ING DAYS AAAAAAAAAAAA

I don't think games like My Pokemon Ranch would work on it. Or do they?

Regarding the save data with all your Pokémon and the wireless DS connection and all that, it's just another of the things we won't know until someone actually has a system in hand and tries it. Assumedly, the Wii U retains all of the Wii's functionality in those regards, but we just don't know for sure.

-----
Never underestimate the power of stupidity, of the one and of the many.Words to|live by

Radiant Dawn you'll have no trouble with. To my knowledge there will be a way of transferring WiiWare and Virtual Console titles in the future. Someone correct me if I'm accidentally making that up.

I want to always have the option of transferring Path of Radiance via GCN memory card. Since I have not started a file for Radiant Dawn yet, I could conceivably do so, but I want to check the connectivity of games like My Pokemon Ranch, and see if you can still do some WiiConnect24 stuff like in Metroid Prime Trilogy.

I don't see why people have to make grandiose posts, wrapped in being rude.

Let's have a history lesson, shall we?

Originally Posted by dman_dustin

Why the **** is it so hard for any of you to grasp my arguments. I swear to god it's like trying to teach 1 plus 1 to worms. And yet they think I'm teaching them about history.

Originally Posted by dman_dustin

My god do I HAVE TO YELL IT.

SO YOU BUY A CONSOLE FOR ONE ****** GAME BECAUSE IT LOOKED INTERESTING AND ONLY ONE ****** GAME NO OTHER GAMES ARE RELEVANT, because they don't interest you and they DON'T EXIST IN THE MARKET YET. WHAT THE **** ARE GOING TO DO WITH YOUR WORTHLESS PIECE OF CRAP WII U AND THE GAME THAT YOU THOUGHT WAS INTERESTING TURNED OUT TO SUCK. PLEASE FOR GOD'S SAKE TELL ME WHAT **** YOU PLAN ON DOING for the however long period of time, until that next game you want comes out? Which could be SIX months from now.

Good ****** lord it is NOT THAT HARD to grasp or answer that HYPOTHETICAL question, without calling me a retard or stupid, or whatever the hell you have to do to sleep at night.

Now those are two excerpts from a "grandiose post, wrapped in being rude". If you're going to give someone else grief for being rude, make sure you are not guilty of the same.

Besides, if you would rather choose death over rude people on the internet, you should really leave the internet. Although I act online the same as I do in real life (one reason I have few friends, and possibly something to make you lose more faith in humanity), a lot of people (and I suspect you are one of them) are rude on the internet because they feel like hiding behind their anonymity. BCVM22's post was a little rude, of course. Still, it is extremely mild so I really worry for you if this is enough to make you long for death.

Getting the basic set tomorrow at target as I preordered, but I just got called by my GS for the basic set on the wait list at GS... Don't know where to go first to see if they have any leftover deluxes.

Getting the basic set tomorrow at target as I preordered, but I just got called by my GS for the basic set on the wait list at GS... Don't know where to go first to see if they have any leftover deluxes.

I don't think there are any Deluxe sets left over, everything I've seen has said as much.